Question 5 1 out of 1 points an elderly postsurgical

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Question 5
1 out of 1 points
An elderly postsurgical patient has developed postoperative pneumonia in the days following
abdominal surgery and is being treated with a number of medications. Which of the following
medications that the nurse will administer has the slowest absorption?
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Question 6
0 out of 1 points
A home health nurse notes that there have been changes to a patient's oral drug regimen. The nurse
will closely monitor the new drug regimen to

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Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A 60-year-old African-American man lives with a number of chronic health problems. Genetic factors
are likely to influence his etiology and/or treatment of
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Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a blood serum drug level of 50 units/mL. The drug's half-life is 1 hour. If concentrations
above 25 units/mL are toxic and no more of the drug is given, how long will it take for the blood level
to reach the nontoxic range?
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Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following statements best defines how a chemical becomes termed a drug?
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Question 10
1 out of 1 points
The culture and sensitivity testing of a patient's wound exudate indicates that a specific antibiotic is
necessary for treatment. The United States Pharmacopeia–National Formulary indicates that the